cha

See also: CHA, chá, chà, chā, chả, chǎ, -cha, and -chá

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃɑː/

Etymology 1

From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindi चा (cā) / Urdu چا‎ (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا‎, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 /t͡sʰɑː²¹/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation tê.

Noun

cha (uncountable)

  1. tea
    Would you like a cup of cha?
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Eye dialect spelling of you, especially when preceded by a t sound.

Pronoun

cha

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard) You.
    • 1976, Flying Magazine, page 34
      You mean you can't fly after you've had a few beers? You can drive, can't cha?
    • 2005, “Don't Cha”, performed by Pussycat Dolls:
      Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
    • 2008, Barbara L. Jent, The Weddin' Day, Barbara Jent →ISBN, page 157
      “You'll be ridin' with us, won't cha, Josh?”
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From cha-cha (q.v.)

Particle

cha

  1. (dancing) Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances
    One–two–cha–cha–cha
    Three–four–cha–cha–cha

Etymology 4

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 자 (ja).

Noun

cha (plural chas or cha)

  1. (Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa/

Particle

cha (Triggers lenition of b, c, f, g, m, p, s. Triggers eclipsis of d, t.)

  1. (Ulster) not
    Cha phósann sí é. ― She will not marry him.
    Cha dtugaim. ― I do not give, I will not give.

Usage notes

Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Not used with the future tense; a future meaning can be conveyed by using it with the present tense.

Synonyms

  • ní (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)
  • chan (used before vowel sounds)
  • char (used before the past tense)

References

  • "cha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “nícon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Japanese

Romanization

cha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of チャ

Kapampangan

Noun

cha

  1. tea

Mandarin

Romanization

cha

  1. Nonstandard spelling of chā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of chá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of chà.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Manx

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Particle

cha

  1. not
    Cha bee'n poosey ayn. ― The marriage will not take place.
    Cha vel blass er. ― It has no taste.

Usage notes

  • Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
  • Becomes chan before a vowel.

Etymology 2

Adverb

cha

  1. Alternative form of cho

References

  • “nícon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɑ̀]

Noun

cha

  1. crying, weeping

Pali

Pali cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : cha
    Ordinal : chaṭṭha

Alternative forms

Numeral

cha

  1. (cardinal) six

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Verb

-cha

  1. Clipping of -chiwa.

Romansch

Conjunction

cha

  1. (Puter, Vallader) that

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
  • (Sutsilvan) ca, c'
  • (Surmiran) tgi

Pronoun

cha

  1. (Puter, Vallader) who, whom

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
  • (Sutsilvan) tge
  • (Surmiran) tgi

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa/

Particle

cha

  1. not
    Cha robh bean aig Iain. ― Iain didn't have a wife.
    Cha toigh leam càise. ― I don't like cheese.

Usage notes

  • Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
  • Becomes chan before a vowel.

References

  • “nícon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Swahili

Verb

-cha (infinitive kucha)

  1. to dawn, (of the sun) to rise
    Antonym: -chwa
  2. to fear, be afraid

Usage notes

In Standard Swahili, the sense "to fear" is used of reverential fear, generally fearing God. However, in the Mombasa dialect, it is used as a synonym of -ogopa.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -cha
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kucha kutokucha
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative kucha kucheni
Habitual hucha
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilikucha
nalikucha		 tulikucha
twalikucha		 ulikucha
walikucha		 mlikucha
mwalikucha		 alikucha walikucha ulikucha ilikucha lilikucha yalikucha kilikucha vilikucha ilikucha zilikucha ulikucha kulikucha palikucha mulikucha
Relative niliokucha
naliokucha		 tuliokucha
twaliokucha		 uliokucha
waliokucha		 mliokucha
mwaliokucha		 aliokucha waliokucha uliokucha iliokucha liliokucha yaliokucha kiliokucha viliokucha iliokucha ziliokucha uliokucha kuliokucha paliokucha muliokucha
Negative sikucha hatukucha hukucha hamkucha hakucha hawakucha haukucha haikucha halikucha hayakucha hakikucha havikucha haikucha hazikucha haukucha hakukucha hapakucha hamukucha
Present
Positive ninakucha
nakucha		 tunakucha unakucha mnakucha anakucha wanakucha unakucha inakucha linakucha yanakucha kinakucha vinakucha inakucha zinakucha unakucha kunakucha panakucha munakucha
Relative ninaokucha
naokucha		 tunaokucha unaokucha mnaokucha anaokucha wanaokucha unaokucha inaokucha linaokucha yanaokucha kinaokucha vinaokucha inaokucha zinaokucha unaokucha kunaokucha panaokucha munaokucha
Negative sikuchi hatukuchi hukuchi hamkuchi hakuchi hawakuchi haukuchi haikuchi halikuchi hayakuchi hakikuchi havikuchi haikuchi hazikuchi haukuchi hakukuchi hapakuchi hamukuchi
Future
Positive nitakucha tutakucha utakucha mtakucha atakucha watakucha utakucha itakucha litakucha yatakucha kitakucha vitakucha itakucha zitakucha utakucha kutakucha patakucha mutakucha
Relative nitakaokucha tutakaokucha utakaokucha mtakaokucha atakaokucha watakaokucha utakaokucha itakaokucha litakaokucha yatakaokucha kitakaokucha vitakaokucha itakaokucha zitakaokucha utakaokucha kutakaokucha patakaokucha mutakaokucha
Negative sitakucha hatutakucha hutakucha hamtakucha hatakucha hawatakucha hautakucha haitakucha halitakucha hayatakucha hakitakucha havitakucha haitakucha hazitakucha hautakucha hakutakucha hapatakucha hamutakucha
Subjunctive
Positive niche tuche uche mche ache wache uche iche liche yache kiche viche iche ziche uche kuche pache muche
Negative nisiche tusiche usiche msiche asiche wasiche usiche isiche lisiche yasiche kisiche visiche isiche zisiche usiche kusiche pasiche musiche
Present Conditional
Positive ningekucha tungekucha ungekucha mngekucha angekucha wangekucha ungekucha ingekucha lingekucha yangekucha kingekucha vingekucha ingekucha zingekucha ungekucha kungekucha pangekucha mungekucha
Negative nisingekucha
singekucha		 tusingekucha
hatungekucha		 usingekucha
hungekucha		 msingekucha
hamngekucha		 asingekucha
hangekucha		 wasingekucha
hawangekucha		 usingekucha
haungekucha		 isingekucha
haingekucha		 lisingekucha
halingekucha		 yasingekucha
hayangekucha		 kisingekucha
hakingekucha		 visingekucha
havingekucha		 isingekucha
haingekucha		 zisingekucha
hazingekucha		 usingekucha
haungekucha		 kusingekucha
hakungekucha		 pasingekucha
hapangekucha		 musingekucha
hamungekucha
Past Conditional
Positive ningalikucha tungalikucha ungalikucha mngalikucha angalikucha wangalikucha ungalikucha ingalikucha lingalikucha yangalikucha kingalikucha vingalikucha ingalikucha zingalikucha ungalikucha kungalikucha pangalikucha mungalikucha
Negative nisingalikucha
singalikucha		 tusingalikucha
hatungalikucha		 usingalikucha
hungalikucha		 msingalikucha
hamngalikucha		 asingalikucha
hangalikucha		 wasingalikucha
hawangalikucha		 usingalikucha
haungalikucha		 isingalikucha
haingalikucha		 lisingalikucha
halingalikucha		 yasingalikucha
hayangalikucha		 kisingalikucha
hakingalikucha		 visingalikucha
havingalikucha		 isingalikucha
haingalikucha		 zisingalikucha
hazingalikucha		 usingalikucha
haungalikucha		 kusingalikucha
hakungalikucha		 pasingalikucha
hapangalikucha		 musingalikucha
hamungalikucha
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelikucha tungelikucha ungelikucha mngelikucha angelikucha wangelikucha ungelikucha ingelikucha lingelikucha yangelikucha kingelikucha vingelikucha ingelikucha zingelikucha ungelikucha kungelikucha pangelikucha mungelikucha
General Relative
Positive nichao tuchao uchao mchao achao wachao uchao ichao lichao yachao kichao vichao ichao zichao uchao kuchao pachao muchao
Negative nisiokucha tusiokucha usiokucha msiokucha asiokucha wasiokucha usiokucha isiokucha lisiokucha yasiokucha kisiokucha visiokucha isiokucha zisiokucha usiokucha kusiokucha pasiokucha musiokucha
Gnomic
Positive nacha twacha wacha mwacha acha wacha wacha yacha lacha yacha chacha vyacha yacha zacha wacha kwacha pacha mwacha
Perfect
Positive nimekucha tumekucha umekucha mmekucha amekucha wamekucha umekucha imekucha limekucha yamekucha kimekucha vimekucha imekucha zimekucha umekucha kumekucha pamekucha mumekucha
"Already"
Positive nimeshakucha tumeshakucha umeshakucha mmeshakucha ameshakucha wameshakucha umeshakucha imeshakucha limeshakucha yameshakucha kimeshakucha vimeshakucha imeshakucha zimeshakucha umeshakucha kumeshakucha pameshakucha mumeshakucha
"Not yet"
Negative sijacha hatujacha hujacha hamjacha hajacha hawajacha haujacha haijacha halijacha hayajacha hakijacha havijacha haijacha hazijacha haujacha hakujacha hapajacha hamujacha
"If/When"
Positive nikicha tukicha ukicha mkicha akicha wakicha ukicha ikicha likicha yakicha kikicha vikicha ikicha zikicha ukicha kukicha pakicha mukicha
"If not"
Negative nisipokucha tusipokucha usipokucha msipokucha asipokucha wasipokucha usipokucha isipokucha lisipokucha yasipokucha kisipokucha visipokucha isipokucha zisipokucha usipokucha kusipokucha pasipokucha musipokucha
Consecutive
Positive nikacha tukacha ukacha mkacha akacha wakacha ukacha ikacha likacha yakacha kikacha vikacha ikacha zikacha ukacha kukacha pakacha mukacha
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Particle

cha

  1. Ki class inflected form of -a.

Usage notes

  1. The particle follows class 7 nouns to form a genitival relation of a noun that follows it, often corresponding to of or 's:
    kitabu cha mtoto ― child's book
    kiini cha yai ― egg yolk
    (lit. center of egg)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

cha (乍, 吒, 𤕔)

  1. (dated, literary) father; dad
  2. (Catholicism) father, Catholic priest

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Welsh

Verb

cha

  1. Aspirate mutation of ca.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
ca ga ngha cha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zulu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǀʰá/

Interjection

cha

  1. no
    Synonym: qha

References

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